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Opening new international markets for farmers

La Coop fédérée is developing a grain transshipping port terminal project by optimizing the use of existing infrastructure that will be incorporated into the Anse au Foulon sector in the Port of Quebec City.

This $90 million project is intended to provide farmers in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada with access to the international grain export market, particularly in Europe.

The project calls for installing equipment to store and handle grain close to deepwater docks that can accommodate large ships.

The equipment planned for the site consists of mainly:

silos to store grain

conveyers for grain handling

two towers, to weigh, sample and clean grain.

Cooperative values

La Coop fédérée has adopted policies and made commitments in terms of sustainable development, environmental management and good neighbourly relations with citizens.

In the context of the grain transshipping terminal project in Anse au Foulon, our commitments will be supported by the following actions:

Designing the project and ensuring rigorous environmental management in order to limit nuisances and harmful effects to the greatest extent possible.

Giving citizens several opportunities to get informed and express themselves regarding the project.

Taking into consideration the comments and suggestions of the community, and putting in place measures needed to address them, to the extent that it is possible to do so.

Please consult the following factsheets for specific information on the project.

Connection of the existing tower from the Sillery distribution centre and the railcar reception station

Note: The colour on the silos is used solely to identify the four phases of the project. Silos will be made out of galvanized steel.

Rigorous management of environmental and neighbourhood impacts

La Coop fédérée commissioned SNC-Lavalin to carry out studies to assess the potential impacts of the project and to plan measures to avoid or reduce them. The main impacts assessed are:

Air quality

Sound environment

Changes to the landscape

Prevention and mitigation measures have been identified directly in the design process for the project, and in its operational procedures, in order to avoid or reduce to the extent possible the potential negative effects and remain in compliance with all regulations in effect. Main measures proposed:

Main sources of noise that could increase sound levels, especially during the day:

Trains and trucks moving around the site

Boat loading and unloading operations

It is planned that there will be no merchandise reception 72% of the time. The remainder of the time (28%), arrivals will generally take place in the daytime, when operational noise will blend in more with the ambient sound environment.Truck waiting area south of the silos, farther from neighbouring residential areas

No new structure will exceed the height of the existing tower between the domes of the pellet terminal

Galvanized steel silos for a new look for the long term

Planting trees (visual screen)

Exterior lighting with a motion detection system to avoid light pollution in the neighbourhood

Lighting oriented so as not to disrupt Champlain Boulevard and the bicycle path

At the heart of the process: Dialogue with the public

La Coop fédérée has had a presence in Anse au Foulon for many years, and intends to carry out the project in a climate of respect and healthy cohabitation.

La Coop fédérée has opened a dialogue with the community and implemented an information and consultation plan in order to:

Present information on the project clearly, transparently and accessibly

Address questions from participants diligently

Compile concerns, comments and propositions for improving the project and its mitigation measures

Produce a report summarizing the main elements and recommendations resulting from meetings, as well as results in terms of changes or improvements to the project

Moreover, the project is subject to the Environmental Citizen Participation Process (ECPP), managed by the Québec Port Authority. The ECPP calls for information and consultation activities, particularly the possibility of submitting a brief on the project.

Preliminary schedule of information and consultation activities for La Coop fédérée, as well as activities scheduled in the context of the ECPP from the Québec Port Authority:

Information and consultation process for La Coop fédérée

Main steps in theQuébec Port Authority ECPP

MAY to JUNE 2018

Dissemination of information to the public through different mediums including the creation of a website on the project

Meetings with the project stakeholders

June 18th and June 19th: Information session with Cap-Blanc and Jardins de Mérici residents